{"id":1107,"date":"2026-10-02T00:52:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T00:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/10\/02\/cause-of-death-revealed-for-chad-lowes-13-year-old-daughter-fiona\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T00:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T00:52:23","slug":"cause-of-death-revealed-for-chad-lowes-13-year-old-daughter-fiona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/10\/02\/cause-of-death-revealed-for-chad-lowes-13-year-old-daughter-fiona\/","title":{"rendered":"Cause of Death Revealed for Chad Lowe\u2019s 13-Year-Old Daughter Fiona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The family called Fiona \u201cthe light of our lives\u201d in a statement to PEOPLE<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/7Z0OKp6-bQTcu4ajbO6PAq8Kzj0=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/fiona-lowe-chad-lowe-daughter-8-093026-66168ea00cf443b2ac26bffa9f08dd5a.jpg\" alt=\"Chad Lowe and his family.Credit: Chad Lowe\/Instagram\" title=\"Chad Lowe and his family at the Wildlife Learning and Conservation Center, June 18, 2023.\" \/><figcaption><i>Chad Lowe and his family.<br \/>Credit: Chad Lowe\/Instagram<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The cause of death for Fiona Lowe, the 13-year-old daughter of actor Chad Lowe and producer Kim Painter, was revealed on Oct. 1<\/li>\n<li>Fiona was pronounced dead on Sept. 29 at a local hospital<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShe was adored by her sisters and she was deeply loved by her parents. In fact, she was the light of our lives,\u201d her family said in a statement to PEOPLE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The cause of death for actor <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/chad-lowe-shares-heartbreaking-photos-daughters-seeing-their-la-home-8785055\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Chad Lowe<\/a>\u2019s daughter Fiona has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement from the medical examiner shared with PEOPLE, the 13-year-old daughter of Lowe and his producer wife Kim Painter was pronounced dead at 1:14 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at a local hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The manner of death was ruled a suicide on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the coroner\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/JYqe7yLmGKCoIJOAlwgyUrvMrl0=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/fiona-lowe-chad-lowe-daughter-1-093026-63e661bf7a244cd4a01955bd634d991b.jpg\" alt=\"Fiona LoweCredit: Chad Lowe\/Instagram\" title=\"Fiona Lowe, November 15, 2025.\" \/><figcaption><i>Fiona Lowe<br \/>Credit: Chad Lowe\/Instagram<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Sept. 29, the Lowe family shared news of the death of their daughter Fiona in a <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/chad-lowe-kim-painter-daughter-fiona-dies-at-13-12148499\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">statement to PEOPLE<\/a>. \u201cWe are deeply heartbroken by the loss of our beloved Fiona,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>They remembered Fiona as \u201ca loving young girl who was smart, creative, and loved to dance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was adored by her sisters and she was deeply loved by her parents,\u201d the family said, adding, \u201cIn fact, she was the light of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer passing is devastating for our entire family and we ask for prayers and privacy at this time. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, please reach out to the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/oyJ-PHEyd7jV6CJ1X8I985F3znM=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/fiona-lowe-chad-lowe-daughter-10-093026-c9bc83d9226442efa54abec24dc669c5.jpg\" alt=\"Chad Lowe and his family.Credit: Chad Lowe\/Instagram\" title=\"Chad Lowe, Kim, Mabel, Fiona and Nixie, May 19, 2023.\" \/><figcaption><i>Chad Lowe and his family.<br \/>Credit: Chad Lowe\/Instagram<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fiona was the second of Lowe and Painter\u2019s three daughters. They are also parents to Mabel, 17, and Nixie Barbara, 10.<\/p>\n<p>After news broke of Fiona\u2019s death, a source remembered Fiona as \u201csweet, quiet and kind\u201d and shared that both her middle school and the community are devastated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a devastating time for the community,\u201d shared the insider. \u201cThe Lowe family is very involved and are at many school functions. Fiona was sweet, quiet and kind. Dance was her biggest passion, she had a very artistic soul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was always kind to other students. Many of her friends are out today grieving,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/tCrsLPiG00uTtJU9xljMnelRTYs=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/fiona-lowe-chad-lowe-daughters-olivia-rodrigo-10-093026-f14915fdcf4e415ea7b665fa6b38be44.jpg\" alt=\"Chad Lowe and his daughters.Credit: Chad Lowe\/Instagram\" title=\"Chad Lowe with his daughters backstage with Olivia Rodrigo, August 22, 2024.\" \/><figcaption><i>Chad Lowe and his daughters.<br \/>Credit: Chad Lowe\/Instagram<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This tragedy comes after the Lowe family shared the heartbreaking loss of their home in the Pacific Palisades Fire in early 2025. In February, Chad shared that the family went to see the remains of the home where all three girls had grown up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost a month after we evacuated our girls finally got to go back to see what\u2019s left of their home,\u201d he wrote in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFl2vvvS4Nu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=APtAwDl-T3CIy8TZnHN30x1\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> post at the time. \u201cThe way they\u2019ve handled this whole devastating experience is nothing short of remarkable. I am in awe of their spirit and resilience. Helping them navigate these tough times is my sole purpose. Being their dad is my life\u2019s greatest joy and privilege \u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The family called Fiona \u201cthe light of our lives\u201d in a statement to PEOPLE Chad Lowe and his family.Credit: Chad Lowe\/Instagram NEED TO KNOW The cause of death for Fiona Lowe, the 13-year-old daughter of actor Chad Lowe and producer Kim Painter, was revealed on Oct. 1 Fiona was pronounced dead on Sept. 29 at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}